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Is it normal for a starter to smell like cheese?

Day 3 and my starter looks exactly like it's supposed to: nice and bubbly. But it smells like cheese. I have never made sourdough...

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Bread sticking to parchment

Hello, Well, I'm very proud - I made my first ever sourdough loaf (Auvergne Crown from Local Breads). I was pleased with the...

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Bread and this old house

Hello ... I live in a 100 year old house with no Heat or AC. Because of the heat and humidity, I wondered if I kept a Bennanton...

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How do I achieve a thinner but crisp crust

Hi again baked this loaf last night for breakfast this morning. Was still trying to achieve the ultimate thin but crispy crust...

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gas or electric deck oven

(I hope I'm not replicating a subject here). We have come up against the dilemma of where to take our small wood fired sourdough...

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wood fired oven???

Hi all, im new to this forum, im looking to build a semi comercial wood oven is their anyone who could give me some tips or...

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Black bits in my starter sos!

Hi, I have made my first starter using a method I found online. It took 11 days and passed the float test. It was going fantastic...

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Panmarino - Italian Rosemary Bread

This bread is called a Panmarino and when I first read about it in Carol Field's The Italian Baker , the story of this bread was so...Read more

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How do I double my SD starter so I can bake more breads

I have a starter that I add 100g of wheat flour and 125 g of warm water to after taking out half each day. I want to increase it...

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Very fast fermentation

Hi, this is my first sour dough starter, so I'm very new to this. I started the sour dough on Monday night (with organic rye...

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Lunch

100% Whole wheat starter 80% hydration white sourdough loaf cooked on the hearth in my pizza oven

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100% Starter Bread Recipes

Hi there! I am new to the sourdough community. I am wondering if it is possible to use 100% fed starter to bake bread. Is it...

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Trouble Rolling a Loaf

I am having trouble rolling a loaf. I use a loaf pan, and a banneton. I have watched 4-5 videos online, and I can not seem to...

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Proving or starter?

Hi all, I'm new here, but I've been scouring forums for an answer to my question and haven't found one so thought I'd ask...

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Sourdough cracking along top while baking

Hello, I'm new here, but i've been baking sourdough bread for about three years (so my starter is/was pretty healthy) in a...

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can I recue overproof dough?

I started my firat loaf yesterday early afternoon. I was following the direction for a loaf from "wild feremntation". It seemed...

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Baking Multiple Loaves at Once

Hi all, I am looking to upscale my home baking a bit. No enough to warrant (or afford) a dedicated micro-bakery oven like a Rofco...

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Start problems

Hi I'm new to this. I just tried to make my first starter. i used equal measures (1/2 cup) of filtered water and strong white...

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Starting not falling or floating

Hello I've been searching everywhere for an answer to my problem. I created a starter from scratch a few weeks ago. The starter...

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Very Dark Loaf

Just cooked my 3rd loaf of sourdough bread this morning. It came out very dark. Almost burned. 30 minutes at 500 and 15 minutes...

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